Started at the Houses of Parliament - didn't actually go in - then begrudgingly shelled out 10 quid for Westminster Abbey. Was hoping to not have to pay for any sightseeing in London. Was glad I did. Westminster is gobsmackingly huge and ornate, full of smaller tombs and chapels and the like. Exploring each room, it feels as if a pinnacle of elaborateness and beauty is reached, only to be exceeded in the next room. Saw the tombs of Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and lots of IIIs, IVs, Vs etc I can't remember. There's a Poet's Corner, including a bust of Adam Lindsay Gordon, which was pretty awesome. Also the memorials to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace side by side - it's all just flabbergasting.
Walked along the Thames to the Tate Modern, which is gloriously weird. There's a program where various trendy bands are asked to choose an artwork and write a song inspired by it, which is then played on a listening post alongside said artwork. Would make a great CD, but alas, it has not been done.
Wandered back over the Millennium Bridge, through a curious park with lots of tombstones of people who died in acts of heroism, the remains of London's Roman wall, and finally to the massive Gherkin. Whatever the hell that thing is.
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